
Use Your Collapsible Light Reflector as a Wind Machine for Flowing Hair
Want to capture some wind-blown hair in a portrait photograph but don’t have access to an electric fan or …
Want to capture some wind-blown hair in a portrait photograph but don’t have access to an electric fan or …
Want to improve the quality of the photos captured using your DSLR's popup flash? Tina (AKA synthetic_meat) discovered that the cardboard box that came with a particular brand of chocolate had a nice silver lining on the inside -- perfect for making a mirrored bounce reflector! After some cutting, scoring, and folding, she came up with a DIY Lightscoop clone that lets you bounce your onboard flash off the ceiling or wall for softer and more appealing images. You can download the free template to make your own in both A4 and Letter formats.
Here’s a short video in which photo instructor Bryan Peterson shows how you can use sunlight and a simple …
Here’s a helpful tutorial that teaches how to shoot in harsh, midday sunlight using a single reflector to soften …
If you need a cheap way to bounce some light, don’t want to spend a wad of cash on …
If you’ve ever found folding up a reflector to be difficult, here’s a short and sweet video tutorial on …
Want to print your own flash reflector? Pieroway has free PDF templates that you can use. The templates print double sided, with black printed on one side and faint gray fold lines printed on the other. Print it, cut the shape out, fold along the lines, and attach it to your flash with a rubber band.
If you want a reflector to play with lighting, but don’t want to shell out money for a real one, …